In chapter eight, it covers adolescence. So what is adolescence? It can be defined in a variety of ways, in many experts opinions, it is that majority of adolescents are happy and productive members of their families and communities. Although, adolescents go through a lot of stress at this time. They usually fight through it and sometimes don't show that they have stress.
There are theories that attempt to explain adolescence, the leading two are the fifth stage of the eight in psychosocial stages which is identity versus identity confusion--applies to adolescence and the second being John Hill's biopsychosocial theory which emphasis on the six factors of dependence, autonomy, sexuality, intimacy, achievement, and identity.
Some key factors that happen during adolescence are physical changes during puberty (timing in each individual is different), maturity of appearance affects whether adolescents are treated appropriately for their age, early maturing is usually a positive experience for boys but can be at times negative for girls, and late puberty or maturing is difficult for boys and girls.
Cognitive thinking in adolescent years is mostly an improvement. Piaget's highest stage of cognitive development is formal operations which begins during the early adolescence stage. Adolescents focus much attention on themselves and tend to think that everyone is always looking at them or judging them. There personal image of themselves can be harsh due to this.
Finally, during this stage teens become sexually active. Many teenagers obtain a great deal of information and misleading information about sex from their peers. Listening skills are greatly needed for parents who wish to maintain a good communication with their adolescents. Which can be hard to do for most parents or families during their child's adolescents years.
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ReplyDeleteGreat point about misleading information from peers and that parents need listening skills if they wish to maintain good communication with their children. I think it can be quite a challenge for parents to have good communication skills as many parents are so engrossed in their jobs and social lives, that the children get pawned off to other people or technologies that get used to occupy time. Children have become so accustomed to modern technology, that social skills have become inhibited; people tend to text or communicate electronically rather than talk face-to-face.